Mark C. Taylor is a somatic movement educator and therapist. Originally a choreographer, dance company director, and movement educator, he served on the faculties of Princeton University (USA) and the University of Limerick (Ireland). He worked as Program Director for Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen's School for Body-Mind Centering (R), and developed a deep interest in somatic movement pedagogy while teaching in the school's programs in the U.S. and Europe. In 2006 he founded the Center for BodyMindMovement, providing certification training in Somatic Movement Education with sites in Pittsburgh, PA, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Santiago, Chile. He is a board member and past president of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA).
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Forewords Introduction Chapter 1 Skeletal Embodiment in Context Chapter 2 The Basics (of Bone) Chapter 3 Skeletal Embodiment: Movement, Touch and Vibration Chapter 4 The Lower Extremities Chapter 5 Integration: Foot to Pelvis Chapter 6 The Upper Extremities Chapter 7 Integration: Hand to Ribs Chapter 8 The Axial Skeleton and Skull Chapter 9 Somatic Practice and Pedagogy Chapter 10 Somatic Practice with Individuals References Bibliography Index